There were thrills and spills, dramatic finishes and a family one-two on the first day of the HSBC UK | British BMX Championships in Derby today.
On a glorious day at Alvaston Park, 21 categories were decided on what was the first of two days of competition.
Among the winners was Molly Shearer, who added to her impressive palmares by successfully defending her 17-29 Female Cruiser title.
Afterwards, she said:
“It feels great but it’s a surprise, really – my focus is on the track at the moment, but I came here to have fun and hopefully defend my title.”
The crowd had four Derby-based winners to cheer (brothers Itai and Elisha Jamera, Lotte Etmane and Jay Bovill), while also benefiting from the Midlands support was Nottingham’s Lily Chiziwa, who won the 13-16 Female Cruiser final.
She said:
“The support for the Midlands riders was great. It feels amazing to win – I’ve never got a British title or first in a national series, so this feels great.”
Elsewhere, Ian Archibald edged out Andrew Shaw to win the 45-49 Male Cruiser category in what was the closest finish of the day, while Zoltan Buday beat brother Adam to win the 40-44 Male Cruiser final.
The championships continue tomorrow, with 22 further categories to be decided, including Junior Men, Superclass Men and Championship Women.
Podium placings:
Female 6
1 Lilly Perrie
2 Brooke Fawcett
3 Poppy Bishop
Male 6
1 Itai Jameira
2 Oliver Merron
3 Isaac Smith
Female 7
1 Amelie Eaton
2 Daisy Taylor-Knight
3 Naya O’Connell
Male 7
1 Harry Donald
2 Joshua Sylvester
3 Ethan Rodgers
Female 8
1 Lottie Brown
2 Amelia Everly
3 Hollie Nolan
Male 8
1 Elisha Jamera
2 Coby Wrayford
3 Oliver Sherlock
Female 9
1 Emie Seward
2 Lexi White
3 Amelia McBride
Male 9
1 Bradley James
2 Benjamin Larkins
3 Noah Irons
Female 10
1 Lotte Etmane
2 Laurie Anne Carruthers
3 Ruby Moores
Male 10
1 James Clitheroe
2 Noah Everly
3 Jamie Rabbett
13-16 Female Cruiser
1 Lily Chiziwa
2 Molly Nice
3 Skye Mavolwane Wright
17-29 Female Cruiser
1 Molly Shearer
2 Morgan Haslam
3 Olivia Firth
30+ Female Cruiser
1 Shahnaz Gullon
2 Michelle Eaton
3 Tabitha Rendall
13-14 Male Cruiser
1 Arlo Phelan
2 Adam Gilbert
3 Rocky O’Brien
15-16 Male Cruiser
1 Jay Bovill
2 Alex Brookes
3 Oliver Cope
30-39 Male Cruiser
1 Benjamin Martinez
2 Martin Brown
3 Mario Berno
40-44 Male Cruiser
1 Zoltan Buday
2 Adam Buday
3 Graham Stanley
45-49 Male Cruiser
1 Ian Archibald
2 Andrew Shaw
3 Darren Reidy
50+ Cruiser
1 Michael Gough
2 Jai Kemp
3 James Yeo
9-12 Male Cruiser
1 Billy Brown
2 Lewis Fletcher
3 Zak Greene
17-29 Male Cruiser
1 Callum Knight
2 Oliver Cutmore
3 Joe Parr